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CARANCAS, Peru — When she heard the explosion, Isabel Junquilla said she was sure that war had broken out.
“We thought the Chileans were attacking,” Junquilla, 53, recalled Thursday, referring to Peru’s historic rival, Chile. “That’s what everyone was saying. It was very loud.”
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Environmentalists fear increased maritime traffic as ice shrinks
PARIS — Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane.
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Mining company uncovers gigantic deposits of gold and copper in the Alaskan wilderness, but the discovery could mean big changes for the state
NONDALTON, Alaska —Fly overhead in a bush plane — there are no roads between native villages — and marvel: Eight giant rivers braid across hundreds of miles of wetlands, carving cobalt ribbons through snow-coned mountains before emptying into Bristol Bay.
Robert Gomez, director of Taos Pueblo's Environmental Department, discusses issues relating to the Pueblo and their use and maintenance of the Rio Grande river.
Robert Gomez slips on neoprene waders and steps into the Rio Pueblo de Taos. About three miles southwest, the river plunges down into the steep gorge, rushing into the Rio Grande. Several miles northeast of where he stands is Taos Pueblo, built next to this river almost 1,000 years ago.
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Peru meteor: ‘We thought the Chileans were attacking’ 
